James Park of Crumpin-Fox Club tied for fifth place to lead the locals.
Matt Naumec of Wilbraham finished fifth overall, and third in his age division, at the Massachusetts Amateur Golf Championship at Oakley Country Club in Watertown Wednesday.A state junior golf title was not in the cards for James Park.
The Crumpin-Fox Club member began Wednesday three strokes off the pace at the Massachusetts Junior Championship before he finished in a tie for fifth place at Oakley Country Club in Watertown.
He closed with a round of 74, his 4-over-par 217 eight strokes off the pace set by Patrick Frodigh of Dedham Country & Polo Club.
Frodigh finished with a 69, his 4-under 209 topping runner-up Jake Shuman (71-213) of Blue Hill CC in Canton.
Park made an eagle-3 at No. 10, but he was hurt by double bogeys on two of his first eight holes.
Matt Naumec (219) of CC of Wilbraham placed ninth overall, and third in the pre-junior division.
He made six of his seven birdies on the back nine of his closing 69. A double-bogey at the 16th dropped him off the pace.
Eric Yarrows (72-221) of Orchards GC birdied four of his final eight holes to earn a share of 11th place.
Other locals to finish in the top 20 included Matt Iczkowski (73-222) of The Ranch GC, Patrick Oleksak (77-223) of Longmeadow CC and Joshua Kim (73-224) of Deerfield.
BIG I: Longmeadow’s Billy Walthouse shot 76 to improve to a share of 39th place, at 6-over 151, at the Big I National Championship at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin.